Locomotive-curtain.



W. P. KELLEY & O. L. WOOD. LOCOMOTIVE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.4.1D14.

1,131,525,, Patented Mar.9,1915.

UNITED STATE PATENT @FFTQE Will-LIAM F. KELLEY, OF CHICAGO, AND ORIE L.W001), 0F CLINTON, ILLINOIS.

LOCOMOTIVE-CURTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatentedRdar.9,ii5.

Application filed December 4, 1914. Serial No. 875,507.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. KELLEY and ORIE L. Wool), citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago and Clinton, respectively, in thecounties of Cook and Dewitt, State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Locomotive-Curtain, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a curtain for use in connection withlocomotives, one of its objects being to provide means whereby the spacebetween the cab of a locomotive and the tender will be closed at thesides to pro tect the occupants of the cab from the Weather, the saidshield being so constructed as to be readily pushed aside by a personentering or leaving the cab.

A further object is to provide a shield or curtain which can be appliedreadily to the cab of a locomotive and which can be easily pulled to oneside where it will be out of the way but which, when closed, will remainin such position without danger of working to an open position.

A further object is to provide a shield or curtain, the lower end ofwhich extends below the floor of the cab so that there is no danger ofthe curtain flapping inwardly where it will interfere with the firemanin passing coal.

Another object is to provide a shield or curtain which will not blowinwardly and Which can be pushed aside readily even though covered withsleet, to permit the engineer or fireman to enter or leave the ca Withthe foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of alocomotive and tender and showing the curtain in position to close thespace therebetween. Fig. 2 is a section on line A-B of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the upperportion of the shield or curtain and its supporting means, parts "beingbroken away. Fig. i is an enlarged section on line (1-D Fig. 3. Fig. 5is an enlarged section on line EF Fig. 3. Fig. (3 is an enlarged sideelevation of a portion of the upper end of the shield or curtain. Fig. 7is a section on line GH Fig. 6.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference L designates aportion of a locomotive cab having the usual rearwardly extending roof Rdesigned to overhang the front portion of the tenderT. Steps such asindicated at S depend from the deck or floor of the cab and the usualhand rails X are provided upon the cab and tender where they can be'grasped readiiy by a person ascending or descending the steps.

The curtain or shield constituting the present invention is hung from asubstantially horizontal rod 1, one end of which is seated in an opening2 in the wall of the cab While the other end is offset downwardly toform a seat or depression 3 from which projects an-upwardly extendingarm i having a finger 5 parallel with the rod 1. This finger extendsthrough the rear portion of the roof structure to which it may besecured in any suitable manner. Thus it will be seen that by means oftwo nuts 6 engaging the threaded end 7 of the finger 5, the rod 1 can beheld securely to the cab structure. This rod extends close to the upperportion of the side wall of the tender as will be seen by referring toFig. 1.

The curtain or shield used in connection with the rod can be made of anysuitable material, such as heavy canvas, indicated at v cleats isprovided, at its upper end,.with a loop 10 the ends of which areextended transversely through the cleats and clenched as shownparticularly in Fig. 7. These loops slidably engage the rod 1 and thatloop 10 which is attached to the cleats most remote from the cab of thelocomotive is designed, when the curtain or shield is in use, to restwithin the seat or depression 3 as shown in Fig. 3. That edge of thefabric 8 nearest the wall of the cab is held to said" wall by a cleat orstrip 11 which clamps the marginal portion of the fabric as shown in Fi.5.

is the shield or curtain extends slightly below the side of the deck ofthe cab, it will be seen that pressure of wind against the outer face ofthe curtain will not result in the curtain being blown inwardly where itwill interfere with the fireman passing coal. Instead the cleats securedupon the curtain will stifi'en said curtain.

As the curtain is made of a flexible material, it can bereadily pushedor pulled aside and outwardly thus to permit a person to pass out of orinto the cab without necessitating the collapse or. folding of thecurtain. This is due to the fact that said ourtain is free to swingoutwardly about the.

rod 1. When desired, the entire curtain can be collapsed or foldedsimply by lifting the rearmost clea't 9 to disengage its loop 10 fromthe seat or depression 3, whereupon all of the loops 10 can be, slidalong rod 1 toward the cab wall.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a very simple, durable andefficient curtain is provided which completely closes the space betweenthe cab and the tender so as thus to afford full protection from theweather, the operation of the curtain being such'that it becomes nodetriment or hazard to the engine crew in case of accident or inoperating the engine.

While the structure herein described is especially designed for use inconnection with locomotive cabs, it is to be understood that the samecan be used wherever it is desired to provide a flexible closure for aside opening in a car of any type, pilot house on a boat or the like.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a locomotive cab or the likeof a curtain, including a support having a seat at one end, a flexibleelement, spaced stiffening means extending from the top tothe bottom ofsaid element and lapping the floor of the cab, and a slidable connectionbetween each of the stiffening means and the support, one of saidconnections being adapted to, rest within the seat to hold the flexibleelement extended.

2. The combination with a locomotive cab or the like, of a curtainincluding a substantially horizontal supporting element having a seat atone end, a flexible element, means for securing one side edge thereof tothe locomotive structure, spaced stiflening means secured ,to theflexible element and extending from the top to the bottom thereof andlapping the floor of the cab, and

slidableconnections between the upper ends of said stiffening means andthe supporting element, one of said connections being adapted to engagethe seat to hold the flexible element extended. V

3. The combination with a locomotive cab or the like, of a curtainincluding a substantialy horizontal supporting rod having a seat at oneend, means extending from said end for engaging the locomotive structureto support the rod in active position, a flexible element, means forsecuring one side edge of said flexible element to the 10- comotivestructure, stiffening elements socured to the flexible element andextending from the top to the bottom thereof, said stiffening elementsbeing spaced apart and lapping the floor of the cab, and loops carriedby said elements and slidably engaging the rod, that loop remote fromthe fas- -tened side of the flexible element being adapted to engage theseat to hold said flexible element extended.

4. The combination with the cab of a locomotive'or the like, of asupporting element securedto the roof thereof and having a seat adjacentone end, a curtain having its lower end extending below one side of thedeck of the cab, spacedstifl'ening means secured to the curtain andextending from the top to the bottom thereof, and slidable connectionsbetween the upper ends of said stiffening means and the supportingmeans,

one of said connections being adapted to' engage the seat to hold thecurtain extended, said 'stiflfening means cooperating with the side ofthe deck to prevent the curtain from buckling inwardly.

5. The combination with the cab of a. locomotive or the like, of asupporting element secured to the roof thereof and having a seatadjacent one end, a curtain having its lower end extending below oneside of the deck of the cab, spaced stiffening means secured to thecurtain and extending from the top to the bottom thereof, slidableconnections between the upper ends of said stiffening means and thesupporting means, one of said connections being adapted to engage theseat to'hold the curtain extended, said stiffening means cooperatingwith the side of the deck to prevent the curtain from buckling inwardly,and a connection between one side edge of the curtain and the cabstructure, said curtain being adapted to swing outwardly about itssupporting means to permit the entrance or exit of a person to or fromthe cab respectively.

6. The combination-with a locomotive cab or the like having a sideopening, of a curtain including a support secured to the cab, a flexibleelement, means secured to said element for slidably engaging thesupport, and spaced stiflening means extending from the top to thebottom of the flexible element and 1 adapted tolapand extend below theside'of of the floor o the eab, and means upon the 1 the floor of thecab. I

'7. The combinationwith a locomotive cab or the like having a sideopening, of a curtain including a support secured to the cab,

a flexible element, means secured to said elemeht' for slidably engagingthe support,

spaced stifiening means extending from the top to the bottom of theflexibleelement and adapted to la and extend below the side support andcooperating with one of said support engaging means for holding theflexible element extended.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing 15 as our own, we have heretoaflixed our sig-

